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Nancy is a motion graphics professional with over 20 years experience in the business. A graduate of both McGill University (Montreal) and Pratt Institute (New York),. She started off her career as a graphic designer, but has continually enjoyed learning new software applications. She began using After Effects when it was still called CoSa After Effects, and is an enthusiastic user. A partner at Mettle, she has been involved in the development of the Next Gen Software Plug-ins: FreeForm V2, ShapeShifter AE, and FreeForm Pro.

Create The Amazing Spider-Man Title Sequence Entirely In After Effects

Create The Amazing Spider-Man Title Sequence Entirely In After Effects

on Feb 23rd 2012 with 26 comments

Nancy will show us how to create the title sequence for the Amazing Spider-Man entirely in After Effects using ShapeShifter AE. She shows us how to combine Shape Layers + Layer Masks to model and animate Spidey’s symbol. Download the free project file and follow along. You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to create!

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Pencils, Pigment & Pixels – Dan Gies Interview Part 2

Pencils, Pigment & Pixels – Dan Gies Interview Part 2

on Jan 29th 2012 with 14 comments

In Part 2 of this interview, Dan Gies shares with Nancy from Mettle about his methodology and the importance of spontaneity to the creative process.

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Bats, Mom, Rainbows, Dad & Nanotechnology – Dan Gies Interview Part 1

Bats, Mom, Rainbows, Dad & Nanotechnology – Dan Gies Interview Part 1

on Jan 20th 2012 with 10 comments

Nancy from Mettle interviews Dan Gies. Dan is an award-winning animator, coder, illustrator, musician, and above all else, a great storyteller. He is also the author of what some have called the definitive tutorial series on character animation in After Effects: How To Create and Rig a Realistic Puppet. Check out Part 2.

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Creating a 3D Pixelstorm with ShapeShifter AE – Part 3

Creating a 3D Pixelstorm with ShapeShifter AE – Part 3

on Jan 2nd 2012 with 6 comments
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Pixel Storm

Part 3 concludes the 3D Pixelstorm series. Nancy covers the deformation features in ShapeShifter AE. She’ll shows Mettle’s take on deformations which prove to be quite powerful and versatile. Nancy will then wrap it up by applying some finishing touches.

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Creating a 3D Pixelstorm with ShapeShifter AE – Part 2

Creating a 3D Pixelstorm with ShapeShifter AE – Part 2

on Dec 10th 2011 with 15 comments
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Pixel Storm

In Part 2, Nancy focuses primarily on ShapeShifter AE‘s built-in Generator. Some have called it a mini built-in Mo Graph (a la C4D), others say it’s closer to a particle system… we just call it awesome! :) Check it out.

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Creating a 3D Pixelstorm with ShapeShifter AE – Part 1

Creating a 3D Pixelstorm with ShapeShifter AE – Part 1

on Nov 30th 2011 with 19 comments
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Pixel Storm

Nancy shows us how to use ShapeShifter AE along with 2D Tools, filters and presets found in After Effects, to create a complex 3D animation. She covers 3D shape morphs and explores many of the features available in Mettle’s ShapeShifter AE. All this, in no time at all. :)

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How To Make “Big Bucks” With ShapeShifter AE

How To Make “Big Bucks” With ShapeShifter AE

on Nov 18th 2011 with 31 comments

Today we have a brief Quick Tip on how to create a complex-looking 3D logo in After Effects, using ShapeShifter AE. She explains how to use a combination of displacement mapping and reflection mapping to create a 3D logo in a matter of minutes.

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